Energy and Environment

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, from left, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., talk to reporters about the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to reform the federal environmental review and permitting process, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The 24 Democrats and one Republican who voted against advancing the Senate permitting bill

Callie Patteson · November 9, 2026 7:10 pm

Lee, Moore Capito, Whitehouse, and Heinrich.

Major bill to cut red tape for energy projects clears Senate hurdle

Wind turbines can be seen from Patterson Pass Road in Livermore, California.

Measure to overhaul California’s bedrock environmental law fails

Newly elected Democratic governors in Texas, Gina Hinojosa in the big frame on right, Ohio, showing Amy Acton, top left, and Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, bottom left.

Data centers face uphill battle with incoming Democratic governors

A construction worker walks past signs about gas, food prices, and voting in Dallas.

GOP loss culprit? Trump dismal approval ratings track gas prices almost 1-for-1

Coal plant closures need to be ‘radically accelerated’ to meet climate change, report finds

John Siciliano February 13, 2019 5:01 am

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who announced Feb. 10 she is running for president in 2020, speaks during an appearance on FOX News Channelâs Special Report with Bret Baier Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in D.C.

Klobuchar tempers ‘Green New Deal’ goals: ‘I’m not for reducing air travel’

Diana Stancy Correll February 13, 2019 12:27 am

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in D.C.

Carbon tax proponents see the ‘Green New Deal’ as a blow to their cause

Josh Siegel February 13, 2019 12:00 am

A supporter holds a flag endorsing the Green New Deal, Feb. 7, 2019, outside the Capitol.

‘Green New Deal’ would require an actual revolution

Philip Klein February 12, 2019 7:53 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds a press conference on the Green New Deal Resolution outside of the U.S. Capitol.

Senate will vote on AOC’s ‘Green New Deal’

Susan Ferrechio February 12, 2019 7:51 pm

Daily on Energy: Utility industry descends on Washington with an ax to grind

Daily on Energy, presented by GAIN: Trump supports Kentucky coal plant as EPA weighs letting it close

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel February 12, 2019 4:52 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to media after signing Section 201 actions in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018.

Solar industry urges Trump to reverse tariffs on solar panels after job losses in 2018

Josh Siegel February 12, 2019 3:45 pm

President Trump walks to board Marine One for a trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Trump implores Tennessee Valley Authority to spare coal plant

John Siciliano February 11, 2019 11:05 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by GAIN: Green New Deal not a priority as state regulators descend on Washington

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel February 11, 2019 5:05 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds a press conference.

Will Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ even get a vote?

Susan Ferrechio February 11, 2019 5:00 am

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., makes an opening statement before a subcommittee hearing.

Republican lawmakers face pressure to propose ‘Green New Deal’ alternative

Josh Siegel February 10, 2019 5:00 am

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, holds a press conference on the Green New Deal Resolution outside of the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.

The mysterious case of AOC’s scrubbed ‘Green New Deal’ details

Susan Ferrechio February 9, 2019 7:56 pm